29°20′55.0″N 48°05′23.3″E / 29.348611°N 48.089806°E
Formation | 16 November 1982 |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Membership | 45 National Olympic Committees |
Official language | English |
President | Randhir Singh (Acting) |
Website | oca.asia |
Anthem: OCA Anthem Motto: Ever Onward |
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was elected as President of the OCA on 8 July 2023.[1] However, on 30 July 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked Randhir Singh, who was previously the acting president, to continue as the Acting President of the OCA, while the IOC investigated the OCA presidential election of 2023.[2] On 13 October 2023, the IOC ethics committee asked the OCA to annul its 2023 elections due to Talal’s candidacy not fulfilling the eligibility conditions defined by the OCA Constitution and election interference by his brother Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.[3]
The headquarters of the OCA is located at Kuwait City, Kuwait.
In 1948, during the 1948 Summer Olympics, Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) decided to organize the Asian Games, under the auspices of Asian Games Federation. The following year the Asian Games Federation was organized. Decades later this would be reorganized and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) was established in New Delhi on 16 November 1982. The International Olympic Committee recognized the OCA within the same year.[4]
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) together with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) announced a new campaign for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games. The campaign, ‘Road to Asian Games’ will be officially organized by the AESF and aims to bring the Olympic spirit to eSports and introduce an education program for participating eSports athletes.[5]
On 8 July 2023, Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was elected as President of the OCA.[1] However, the IOC refused to recognise the election and on 30 July 2023, the IOC in a letter asked Randhir Singh, who was previously the Acting President of the OCA, to continue as acting president while the IOC investigated the 2023 OCA presidential election.[2]
In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created. The NOC for Macau is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games. The OCA also includes the NOCs of Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and Palestine. East Timor is the newest member, joining in 2003.
The OCA includes the transcontinental country of Kazakhstan, but does not include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Turkey, and Russia, although they are located wholly or mostly in Asia. Israel, however, was excluded after the Munich Massacre, upon the claim that their delegation security at the Asian Games would be a problem.[51] The South Caucasian countries opted to join the European Olympic Committees after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | President | Created | OCA Member | IOC member | Ref. |
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Israel | ISR | Olympic Committee of Israel | Yael Arad | 1933 | 1952 | Yes | [52] |
Israel was a member of the Asian Games Federation, but was excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia upon its re-incorporation in 1981. Since 1994, Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) instead.
No. | Name | NOC | Term | Duration |
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1. | Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 16 November 1982 – 2 August 1990 | 7 years, 260 days |
Acting | Roy de Silva | Sri Lanka | 2 August 1990 – 1 July 1991 | 334 days |
2. | Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah | Kuwait | 1 July 1991 – 10 September 2021 | 30 years, 73 days |
Acting | Randhir Singh[53] | India | 12 September 2021 – present[2] | 2 years, 285 days |
Designation | Name | NOC | Entry | Note |
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President | Randhir Singh[53] (Acting) |
India | 1990 | Coordination Committee |
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents | Randhir Singh | India | 1990 | Coordination Committee |
Jizhong Wei | China | 1991 | Ethics Committee | |
Vice-Presidents | Charouck Arirachakaran | Thailand | 1995 | South East Asia |
Timothy Fok | Hong Kong | 1999 | East Asia | |
Tsunekazu Takeda | Japan | 1999 | 2026 Asian Games | |
Syed Arif Hasan | Pakistan | 2007 | South Asia | |
Yu Zaiqing | China | 2015 | ANOC | |
Song Luzeng | China | 2015 | 2020 Asian Beach Games and 2022 Asian Games | |
Timur Kulibayev | Kazakhstan | 2016 | Central Asia | |
Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari | Qatar | 2019 | West Asia | |
Dato Seri Chaiyapak Siriwat | Thailand | 2020 | 6th AIMAG Bangkok | |
Otabek Umarov | Uzbekistan | 2020 | 4th AYG Tashkent | |
Chey Tae-won | South Korea | 2020 | IF/AF Liaison | |
Jassim Rashid Al Buenain | Qatar | 2021 | 2023 Asian Games | |
Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 2021 | 2034 Asian Games | |
Gordon Tang | Cambodia | 2021 | 2029 AYG Cambodia | |
Honorary Vice-Presidents | Hemasiri Fernando | Sri Lanka | 2003 | |
Rita Sri Wahyusih Subowo | Indonesia | 2015 | ||
Honorary Members | Natalya Sipovich | Kazakhstan | 2007 | |
Hoàng Vĩnh Giang | Vietnam | 2007 | ||
Souhail Khoury | Lebanon | 2007 | ||
Moon Dae-sung | South Korea | 2011 | ||
Jefri Bolkiah | Brunei | 2015 | ||
Raad Hammoudi Salman al-Dulaimi | Iraq | 2015 | ||
Azat Muradov | Turkmenistan | 2019 | ||
Rustam Emomali | Tajikistan | 2019 | ||
Taha Al Kishry | Oman | 2019 | ||
Ajmal Ghani | Afghanistan | 2019 | ||
Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri | Iran | 2019 | ||
Director General & Technical Director | Husain Al-Musallam | Kuwait | 1982 | Director General & Technical Director |
Vinod Kumar Tiwari | India | 2015 | Deputy Director General |
Source:[54]
Committee | Chairperson | NOC |
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OCA Rules Committee | Talal Fahad Ahmed Al-Sabah | Kuwait |
OCA Advisory Committee | Ng Ser Miang | Singapore |
OCA Peace Through Sport Committee | Faisal bin Hussein | Jordan |
OCA Athletes Committee | Mikako Kotani | Japan |
OCA Sports Environment Committee | Yu Kyung-sun | South Korea |
OCA Medical Committee | Sultan Ya'rub Qahtan Al Busaidi | Oman |
OCA Sports for All Committee | Mowaffak Joumaa | Syria |
OCA Media Committee | Charles King Chiu Lo | Macau, China |
OCA Finance Committee | Kevin Kuo-I Chen | Chinese Taipei |
OCA Culture Committee | Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul | Thailand |
OCA Entourage Committee | Seung Min Ryu | South Korea |
OCA Education Committee | Abdullah bin Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Saudi Arabia |
OCA Coordination Committee | Randhir Singh | India |
OCA Ethics Committee | Jizhong Wei | China |
OCA Information and Statistics Committee | Demchigjav Zagdsuren | Mongolia |
OCA International Relations Committee | Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck | Bhutan |
OCA Sports Committee | Song Luzeng | China |
OCA Gender Equity Committee | Hayat Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa | Bahrain |
Designation | Name | Country |
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Honorary Life President | HH Maharadhiraj Yadavindra Singh | India |
Jorge B. Vargas | Philippines | |
HH Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX | Indonesia | |
General Praphas Charusathien | Thailand | |
Chang Key-yong | South Korea | |
Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapya | Thailand | |
Malik Meraj Khalid | Pakistan | |
Raja Bhalindra Singh | India | |
Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Kuwait | |
Ryotaro Azuma | Japan | |
Prince Gholamreza Pahlavi | Iran | |
Honorary Life Vice-President | Chang Feng-hsu | Chinese Taipei |
A. De O. SA.ES | Hong Kong, China | |
Dr. Yoshio Kuroda | Japan |
Main article: List of OCA meetings |
Further information: Bids for the Asian Games |
Further information: List of IOC meetings and Olympic Congress |
In General Assembly (GA) (OCA Annual General Assembly) hosts of various competitions are introduced and important decisions are made about the countries and sports that covered by OCA.
64th : January 2013 in Manila, Philippines.
90 Sports in 1 January 2024. The OCA provides recognition in order for a sport to grow and develop.[72]
2 New sports was added in 2023:[73]
2026 Asian Games sports:[74][75]
42 Sports consist of 32 sports from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Surfing = New sport in Asian Games) + 9 other sports. One from each of the five OCA Zones:Wushu (sport) (East Asia) ,Sepak takraw (Southeast Asia) ,Kabaddi (South Asia), Kurash (Central Asia) ,Jujitsu (West Asia) and 7 Sports from AINAGOC (Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee) and the Olympic Council of Asia: Baseball/Softball, Cricket, Karate ,Esports ,Squash (sport) ,Dancesport (Breakdance, Virtual) ,Tenpin bowling and proposed: Powerlifting.
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